Jawahar जवाहर is an Indian male name meaning “jewel, precious stone” derived from a Persian origin. Jawaharlal is another form of the name combined with laal लाल meaning “red; ruby”. Origin: Persian Meaning: “jewel, precious stone” Usage: Indian, Hindi Variants:
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Yuvan
Yuvan युवन् is an Indian male name meaning “young, youthful, strong, healthy” which derives from Porto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō (young) via PIE root word *h₂ey- (vital force, life, age, eternity). Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “young, youthful, strong, healthy” Usage: Indian, Hindi, Tamil Variants: Female forms:
Harleen
Harleen is an English female name, most familiar to many DC comic fans as the full name of Harley Quinn (Harleen Frances Quinzel), originally created as a henchman for the Joker. Harley Quinn is based on the word Harlequin, referring to a comic servant character of the commedia dell’arte, a clownish and buffoon-like character. The…
Sahil
Sahil ساحل is an Arabic and Urdu male name meaning “shore, coast, seaside”, as well as also being an Indian male name deriving from the Arabic name. Origin: Arabic Meaning: “shore, coast, seaside” Usage: Arabic, Hindi, Indian, Urdu, Azerbaijani Variants: Female forms:
Anjali
Anjali अञ्जली is an Indian female name meaning “salutation” or divine offering, gift”. Añjali Mudrā is the name of a hand gesture associated with Indian religions, with the hands folded together, used as a sign of respect or a silent greeting. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “salutation” or “divine offering, gift” Usage: Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu,…
Hrithik
Hrithik is an Indian male name, a shortened form of Hrithikesh meaning “from the heart”. Origin: Sanskrit Meaning: “from the heart” Usage: Indian, Hindi Variants:
Rahul
Rahul राहुल is an Indian male name of uncertain meaning. I’ve seen it listed as meaning “able, efficient” and it was the name of the Buddha’s son Rāhula; I’ve seen several sites list it as meaning “fetter” or “chain”, referring to the fact that his son was a chain that would keep him bound to…
Priya
Priya प्रिया is an Indian female name meaning “beloved, dear” from Sanskrit priya प्रिया (darling, dear, sweetheart) via Proto-Indo-Iranian *priHás (dear, beloved) which derives from a PIE root word. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “beloved, dear” Usage: Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali Variants:
Fateh
Fateh فَتْح is an Urdu and Azerbaijani male name derived from Arabic fātih فَاتِح meaning “conqueror, victor” as well as also meaning “to open”, derived from a Proto-Semitic root word. Origin: Proto-Semitic Meaning: “victor, conqueror” Usage: Urdu, Azerbaijani, Indian, Hindi Variants: Female forms:
Nyla
Nyla is an English female name of uncertain etymology, perhaps a creative feminine spin on Niles, which comes from an English patronymic surname meaning “son of Neil”, Neil being the anglicized form of Old Irish Niall, of uncertain etymology though it’s been tentatively linked to Old Irish nél (cloud) or niadh (champion). Nyla is also…
Vedant
Vedant is an Indian male name, a variant of Vedanta. In Hinduism, Vedanta is a philosophy, referring to the end of the Vedas and the culmination of wisdom and understanding the ultimate nature of reality. The name is made up of Veda वेद (knowledge, understanding) and Anta अंत (ending, conclusion), essentially meaning “end of the…
Taran
Taran is a Welsh and Pictish male name, a cognate of the Celtic god of thunder Taranis. It comes from Proto-Celtic *toranos (thunder) via a PIE root word. Taran is the name of a 7th century Pictish king. Taran is also an Indian male via Hindi tarānā तराना meaning “melody, song, anthem, tune” derived from…
Ayana
Ayana is a Japanese female name with a variety of meanings depending on the kanji used: Aya na It can also be written with three kanji: A ya na There are other meaning depending on the kanji used. Written in hiragana it’s あやな. Ayana is also a variant spelling of Ayanna, an Amharic female name…
Daya
Daya is a Chinese unisex name with a variety of meanings depending on the characters used: There are likely other meanings depending on other characters. Daya दया is also an Indian unisex name meaning “pity, mercy; sympathy, compassion” derived from a Sanskrit origin. Daya is also a concept of compassion in both Sikhism and Hinduism…